at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
leaving everything up to someone else
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get thin; to taper off
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to become misty; to become hazy
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be contrary to one's expectations
financial power; financial means; wealth
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
villain; baddie; the villain's part